Not every mood swing fits the textbook. Mixed states are common, complex, and key to understanding your treatment needs. In my last column, I introduced the idea that mood problems exist on a ...

Some patients with bipolar disorder suffer mixed states, defined in DSM as manic episodes with depressive or dysphoric features. These states are exacerbated by antidepressants and preferentially ...

Yesterday, I couldn’t stand being inside my skin. It felt like a prison, this body of mine that didn’t know what it wanted or why it was here. I squirmed through the day, fussing and eating and eating ...